IT Catalyst: Evaluating the Impact of Service on Career Advancement of Women Faculty at SF State

旧金山州立大学(SF State)将开展一项高级机构转型-催化剂(IT-Catalyst)项目，以考察教师服务对SF State女性教师专业成就的作用和影响。来自旧金山州立STEM部门的初步数据显示，女性教职员工的服务负担很高。该项目将进一步加深对旧金山州立大学教职员工对服务的意义、看法和分配的理解。重要的是，该项目将制定策略，帮助教师在教学、研究和服务之间取得平衡，从而成功地获得终身教职和晋升。该提案旨在确定沉重的服务负担对STEM女性教职员工的生产力和学术进步可能产生的负面影响。旧金山州立大学还将调查性别、种族/民族和性取向(女同性恋者、男同性恋者、双性恋者、异性恋、同性恋和几种身份)是否会影响SF州立大学教职员工的服务负荷。旧金山州立大学是一所大型城市大学，服务于高度多样化的学生群体。这一项目的结果和开发的方法将引起高等教育机构，特别是其他大型公立大学的广泛兴趣。该高级方案的重点是开发系统的方法，以增加女性在学术STEM职业生涯中的参与、留住和提升。IT-Catalyst Track为进行机构自我评估以及实施已被证明有效地解决STEM教职员工性别问题的战略的项目提供资金。

San Francisco State University (SF State) will undertake an ADVANCE Institutional Transformation-Catalyst (IT-Catalyst) project to examine the role and effects of faculty service on the professional outcomes of women faculty at SF State. Preliminary data from SF State STEM departments reveal a high service burden for women faculty. The project will further the understanding of the meaning, perceptions, and distribution of service at SF State among faculty. Importantly, the project will develop strategies to assist faculty in balancing teaching, research, and service to successfully obtain tenure and promotion. The proposal aims to identify the possible negative consequences of a heavy service load on the productivity and academic advancement of women STEM faculty. SF State will also investigate whether sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality (lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, queer, and several identities) influence the service load of faculty at SF State. SF State is a large urban university serving a highly diverse student population. The results and the methodologies developed in this project will be of broad interest to institutions of higher education particularly other large public universitiesThe ADVANCE program is focused on developing systemic approaches to increase the participation, retention, and advancement of women in academic STEM careers. The IT-Catalyst track funds projects to conduct institutional self-assessments as well as implement strategies that have been shown to be effective to address gendered issues for STEM faculty.